OJORAPTORSAURUS
a dubious oviraptorosaurian dinosaur from the Late Cretaceous of Mew Mexico.
Pronunciation: o-jo-RAP-tuh-SOR-us
Meaning: Ojo plunderer lizard
Author/s: Sullivan
et al. (
2011)
Synonyms: None known
First Discovery: New Mexico, USA
Acta Ordinal: #759
Ojoraptorsaurus boerei
(Boere's plundering Ojo Alamo lizard)Etymology
Ojoraptorsaurus is derived from "Ojo" (referring to the Ojo Alamo
Formation), the Latin "raptor" (plunderer, thief, robber), and the Greek "saurus" (lizard).
The
species epithet,
boerei, honours discoverer Arjan C. Boere.
Discovery
The remains of
Ojoraptorsaurus were discovered in the Naashoibito Member of the Ojo Alamo Formation at Barrel Springs, San Juan Basin, New Mexico, by Arjan C. Boere in the summer of 2002.
The
holotype (SMP VP-1458) is a nearly complete pair of fused pubes (pelvic bones).
Estimations
Timeline:
Era: Mesozoic
Epoch: Late Cretaceous
Stage: Maastrichtian
Age range: 66.5 mya
Stats:
Est. max. length: ?
Est. max. hip height: ?
Est. max. weight: ?
Diet: Carnivore
References
• Sullivan RM, Jasinksi SE and van Tomme MPA (2011) "
A new caenagnathid Ojoraptorsaurus boerei, n. gen., n. sp. (Dinosauria, Oviraptorosauria), from the Upper Cretaceous Ojo Alamo Formation (Naashoibito Member), San Juan Basin, New Mexico".
Fossil Record 3. New Mexico Museum of Natural History and Science Bulletin, 53: 418-428.
• Wick SL, Lehman TM and Fortner JD (2024) "New caenagnathid (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria) dinosaur specimens from middle and upper Campanian strata of West Texas".
Geobios, 82: 93-116. DOI: 10.1016/j.geobios.2023.08.002.
• Funston GF, Williamson TE and Brusatte SL (2024) "A caenagnathid tibia (Theropoda: Oviraptorosauria) from the upper Campanian Kirtland Formation of New Mexico".
Cretaceous Research, 158: 105856. DOI: 10.1016/j.cretres.2024.105856.
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